Daily Media Digest March 15, 2019

CTV News
“A University of Calgary laboratory technician collects blood work samples from a centrifuge as part of the clinical study into breast cancer detection.”
TAGS: cancer, breast cancer, clinical study

 

CTV News
“A University of Saskatchewan neuroscience researcher, Francisco Cayabyab, and his team have discovered a way to “halt” cancer cells from growing.”
TAGS: cancer, research, treatment

 

CTV News
“… Najib Ayas said in a statement through Vancouver Coastal Health. … at the effect rotating shifts can have on the health of patients with sleep apnea.”
TAGS: sleep disorders, sleep apnea, research, World Sleep Day

 

iPolitics.ca
“More specifically, a provision of much needed support for Canada’s Stem Cell Network, a collaborative and integrated group of scientists, policy …”
TAGS: stem cell research, regenerative medicine, network

 

UM Today (press release)
“The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport, visited the University of Manitoba on March 14 to highlight more than $39 million for …”
TAGS: research funding, Canada Foundation for Innovation, health research

 

The Gazette • Western University’s Newspaper
“In an announcement Wednesday morning, Western University received $1 million in research funding from the federal government. Presented by …”
TAGS: research funding, Canada Foundation for Innovation, health research

 

CBC.ca
“Dr. Fady Mansour, a gynecologist and obstetrician at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), said endometriosis is difficult to diagnose because …”
TAGS: endometriosis, women’s health

 

Canada NewsWire (press release)
“Co-produced by the Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation (CABHI), powered by Baycrest, and Mary Furlong & Associates, the Innovation Day will …”
TAGS: memory loss, dementia, healthy aging, public event